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HOUSE BILL NO. 701

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H0701.........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
HIGHWAY DISTRICT - ELECTION - Amends existing law to increase the time from
eleven to twenty-five days for a write-in candidate for highway district
commissioner to file a declaration of intent to run.

02/13    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16    Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/27    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/05    3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-3-4
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Cuddy,
      Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Geddes, Hadley,
      Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20),
      Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford,
      Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen,
      Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Robison,
      Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Trail,
      Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Gould, Stoicheff, Tippets
      Absent and excused -- Black(23), Crane, Crow, Gagner,
    Floor Sponsor - Alltus
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/06    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/17    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Diede, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett,
      Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Sweeney
    Title apvd - to House
03/20    To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/23    Pres signed - to Governor
03/24    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 307
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text

H0701


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 701

                         BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO HIGHWAYS; AMENDING SECTION 40-1305G, IDAHO CODE, TO  INCREASE  THE
 3        TIME FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES TO FILE A DECLARATION OF INTENT.

 4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 5        SECTION  1.  That Section 40-1305G, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 6    amended to read as follows:

 7        40-1305G.  WRITE-IN CANDIDATES. No write-in  candidate  for  any  elective
 8    office shall be counted unless a declaration of intent has been filed indicat-
 9    ing  that the person desires the office and is legally qualified to assume the
10    duties of the office. The declaration of intent shall be filed with the  high-
11    way district election official not less than  eleven   twenty-
12    five  ( 11  25 ) days before the date of the elec-
13    tion. The election official shall verify the legal qualification of the write-
14    in candidate.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





    
    
                          STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                RS 07935
    
    
    
    
    This legislation makes a correction in Section 40-1305G, Idaho 
    code, changing the declaration of intent for write in candidates 
    for Highway District Commissioner elections. The change is 
    increasing the time limit from 11 days to 25 days. The need for 
    this legislation is as a result of the changes made last session 
    to Title 34, Chapter 1407.
    
                              FISCAL NOTE
    
       None to the General Fund, or to the Highway Distribution
    Account, or to local units of government
    
    CONTACT: Ray Oliver 345-5176
           Stuart O.Davis 345-5176
    
    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
    
    H 701